{"id":61120,"date":"2025-01-02T11:33:51","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T06:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=61120"},"modified":"2025-01-02T11:33:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T06:33:51","slug":"lahore-zoo-hikes-ticket-prices-for-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/lahore-zoo-hikes-ticket-prices-for-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Lahore zoo hikes ticket prices for 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

LAHORE: The Lahore Zoo, a <\/span>favorite<\/span>\u00a0tourist destination,\u00a0<\/span>saw<\/span>\u00a0a chaotic scene on New Year’s Day<\/a> as visitors were\u00a0<\/span>greeted<\/span>\u00a0with a surprise increase in the entry fee.<\/span><\/p>\n

The private company that has taken over the management of the zoo, under a Rs500-million contract, introduced a new entry fee structure, which raised the cost of admission to Rs300.<\/span><\/p>\n

This\u00a0<\/span>action<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>provoked<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>several<\/span>\u00a0protests\u00a0<\/span><\/a>from<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>visitors<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>who<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>had\u00a0<\/span>come<\/span>\u00a0from\u00a0<\/span>many<\/span>\u00a0cities to visit the zoo with their families. The increased fee was\u00a0<\/span>considered<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>too<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>exorbitant<\/span>\u00a0and unfair<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>by<\/span>\u00a0many visitors\u00a0<\/span>who<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>found<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>themselves boiling out in anger and opted to<\/span>\u00a0leave\u00a0<\/span>from there\u00a0<\/span>in protest.<\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0bundling<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>tickets, which\u00a0<\/span>actually\u00a0<\/span>included\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>official zoo entry ticket<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>of Rs 100\u00a0<\/span>and an\u00a0<\/span>extra<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Rs<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>200<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>entry fee for the snakes <\/span>house,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>items<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of controversy<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>visitors,<\/span>\u00a0this was\u00a0<\/span>not<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>fair<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>because<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>people\u00a0<\/span>who were not interested in\u00a0<\/span>the snake house were still made to part with their money.<\/span>\u00a0The situation\u00a0<\/span>called<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>for<\/span>\u00a0heated arguments between visitors and the zoo administration<\/a>, with\u00a0<\/span>most<\/span> calling for the <\/span>creation of\u00a0<\/span>more flexible and affordable ticketing<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

One visitor summed up the sentiment, saying, “Charging Rs300 for entry is excessive and unfair. People who do not wish to see the snake house should have the choice to opt out.”\u00a0<\/span>Protests and media coverage eventually led to the private company revising its policy<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>allow\u00a0<\/span>visitors to purchase separate tickets for the snake house.
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The zoo administration has <\/span>forwarded<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>its\u00a0<\/span>plans to introduce new facilities in the coming days, each with\u00a0<\/span>different<\/span>\u00a0ticket prices.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Though<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>such<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>proposal<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>was<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>driven\u00a0<\/span>to modernize and\u00a0<\/span>develop<\/span> the zoo experience, it is widely debated among the citizens relating <\/span>to its\u00a0<\/span>accessibility and affordability\u00a0<\/span>by<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>families.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Due to\u00a0<\/span>the privatization of the zoo<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>low-income<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>families<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>worried because\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>fees<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>higher<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>they<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>would<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>not be able\u00a0<\/span>to afford\u00a0<\/span>it<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>has highlighted the need for a more\u00a0<\/span>sophisticated<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>pricing and ticketing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>model<\/span>\u00a0that\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>allow\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>zoo<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>balance its\u00a0<\/span>revenue\u00a0<\/span>needs\u00a0<\/span>with\u00a0<\/span>its<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>accessibility and affordability<\/span>\u00a0needs<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>The zoo\u00a0<\/span>should<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>always<\/span>\u00a0evolve and improve,\u00a0<\/span>making<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>sure<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>that it\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>always\u00a0<\/span>a welcoming and inclusive\u00a0<\/span>place<\/span>\u00a0for visitors\u00a0<\/span>of<\/span>\u00a0all backgrounds.<\/span><\/p>\n

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LAHORE: The Lahore Zoo, a favorite\u00a0tourist destination,\u00a0saw\u00a0a chaotic scene on New Year’s Day as visitors were\u00a0greeted\u00a0with a surprise increase in the entry fee. The private company that has taken over the management of the zoo, under a Rs500-million contract, introduced a new entry fee structure, which raised the cost of admission to Rs300. This\u00a0action\u00a0provoked\u00a0several\u00a0protests\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0visitors\u00a0who\u00a0had\u00a0come\u00a0from\u00a0many\u00a0cities to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":60895,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[14404,25389,25388],"class_list":["post-61120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","tag-lahore-zoo","tag-lahore-zoo-entry-fee-increases","tag-lahore-zoo-ticket-price"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61120"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61128,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61120\/revisions\/61128"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}